Comparative economic analysis reveals higher efficiency in non-cooperative farm households than agricultural cooperatives in Russia, explaining the limited success of state cooperative policies.
This paper is devoted to a new approach in the research of the efficiency of cooperative forms of agricultural production organization in Russia. Based on the methodology of the cooperation efficiency evaluation developed by the author, the comparative efficiency analysis of the performance of agricultural enterprises in Russia was carried out. A comparison is made between two forms of agricultural production: cooperative (represented by agricultural production cooperatives) and non-cooperative (represented by peasant (farm) households). The calculation and the resulting analysis of efficiency indicators allowed characterizing the position of each form and drawing conclusions regarding the choice of strategy for the development of small-scale production in agriculture. The results of the analysis demonstrate a relatively higher efficiency of non-cooperative forms in agriculture in Russia now. This partly explains the unsuccessful attempts of the state to develop agricultural cooperation during the period from 2005 to 2016.
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